Liu Xiaolin

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Buzzword: 早C晚A C(offee) for morning and A(lcohol) for night - Lifestyle in China

Buzzword: 早C晚A C(offee) for morning and A(lcohol) for night

Originally, the saying "早C晚A" refers to a popular skincare concept upheld by a flock of influencers and skincare aficionados in China.

Using art to help understand life and herself - Wellness in China

Using art to help understand life and herself

Three weeks after the March 2016 terrorist attack in Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire, photographer and artist Joana Choumali visited the beach resort, an hour away from Abidjan.

Reaching people when nothing else works - Wellness in China

Reaching people when nothing else works

Japanese art therapist Miki Goerdt believes that for some people, art therapy is the only kind of therapy that works.

2021-09-24 16:20 0

Art therapy's three-layered-cake approach - Wellness in China

Art therapy's three-layered-cake approach

When Miki Goerdt first came cross the phrase "art therapy," she was in high school back home in Japan.

2021-09-18 12:13 0

Buzzword: 滚 f– off, go to hell, get lost, go away, leave me alone - Art & Culture in China

Buzzword: 滚 f– off, go to hell, get lost, go away, leave me alone

Discussion of the Chinese word "滚" grew heated on social media this week, when a Chinese official was suspended after using the word in a text message response.

2021-09-16 19:36 0

Buzzwords: 恋爱脑 liàn'ài nǎo/Love is all - Art & Culture in China

Buzzwords: 恋爱脑 liàn'ài nǎo/Love is all

The phrase "恋爱脑" describes those who strongly believe "love is all."

2021-08-20 15:08 0

Finding inspiration in things small and public - Wellness in China

Finding inspiration in things small and public

A 2013 Japanese Ukiyoe exhibition at the British Museum sparked artist Liu Yi's interest in small-scale paintings.

2021-08-01 08:05 0

A therapeutic tonic to overcome disabilities - Wellness in China

A therapeutic tonic to overcome disabilities

For artist Liu Yi, art was his magic pill in those bed-ridden teenage years.

2021-07-26 13:51 0

Capturing beauty and desire with pictures and words - Art & Culture in China

Capturing beauty and desire with pictures and words

"I am rooted but I flow," Virginia Woolf once wrote. It perhaps also best characterizes Belarus photographer Valery Katsuba and his work.

2021-07-10 16:41 0

Buzzword: 饮茶先啦! Go grab a tea first! - Art & Culture in China

Buzzword: 饮茶先啦! Go grab a tea first!

The popular meme comes from a video that Bernard Tee posted on his Facebook page in early March of 2020.

2021-07-01 17:54 0

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